(CDC) Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing: Facts, Issues and Answers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; January, 1998

Contents
--New Choices: Medical Care Offers Benefits to People with HIV Infection and AIDS
--What is HIV, and How Could I Become Infected?
--What Happens If I Become Infected with HIV?
--The Best Way to Know Whether You Are Infected: HIV-Antibody Counseling and Testing
--Should I Seek HIV Counseling and Testing?
--Risk Checklist
--Reasons for Seeking Counseling and Testing
--Reasons for Not Seeking Counseling and Testing
--Understanding the HIV Counseling and Testing Process
--Deciding Where to Go for Counseling and Testing
--The Process of Counseling and Testing
--The Meaning of Your Test Results
--How A Positive Test Result Might Affect Your Life
--Answers to Your Questions

New Choices: Medical Care Offers Benefits to People with HIV Infection and AIDS

There are clear benefits to early medical attention for infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

If you are infected with HIV, the virus slowly weakens your ability to fight illness. But medical treatments, including medicines and earlier use of medications, can help your body resist the virus. They do this by slowing the growth of HIV and delaying or preventing certain life-threatening conditions.

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